Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Tiger Li

Authors: Annie Hughes and Melanie Williams

I read Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves . It’s the English version. This story is an Arab story. I started reading it on the 13^rd of November and I finished reading it on the 14^th of November.

The book’s time and place isn’t given. The main characters are Ali Baba and the forty thieves. Long long ago, There was a man calld Ali Baba. When Ali Baba was in the forest, he saw a troop of men on horseback, coming toward him in a cloud of dust. He was afraid they are robbers, and climbed into a tree for safety. Then he found forty robbers with a secret. He took some gold home. Because his wife was very stupid, his brother knew this thing. He went to the robbers’ base and took much gold, but when he left, he forgot “Open, Sesame.” The thieves found him and killed him. The thieves wanted to kill Ali Baba and hid in Ali Baba’s house to kill him. Finally, Morgiana helped Ali Baba with her intelligence and killed the thieves. Ali Baba was so grateful to Morgiana for saving his life that he offered her his son in marriage, who readily consented, and a few days later the wedding was celebrated with greatest splendor.

I judge this book as good because I like this story. The story tells us, you and I should help each other. When it happens, the world will be beautiful. The English level I rate as easy so I want to introduce it to my classmates.